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Sunday, February 24, 2013

Chanakya's New Manifesto - To resolve the crisis within India

When I first got hold of this book, the beauty blogger inside me noticed an eye catching cover and loved the inner maroon colored paper. I had truly forgotten that what I had in my hands was no work of fiction.

I started reading the
Prologue and found it interesting. For a person like me who has forgotten my
history lessons, it was a reminder of Chanakya and the way he had overthrown an
entire kingdom with his clear and sharp mind. I was reminded off the
great intellect that “Bharatvarsh” once had. In the prologue I met Chanakya
through the words of Pavan K. Varma.

As I stepped into the
book I soon realized this was not a mere reading that I had in my hands, but a
thought provoking book that had to be grasped page by page. Pavan K. Varma
makes you take a hard hitting look at our present. He does not shy away from
pointing out exact issues that face the country today and the reasons why we
are at such cross roads today. His uninhibited fact presentation, points out
the political mishap that is facing our economy. He presents the five main culprits
that we need to tackle if we really want to grow as a nation.

Pavan K Varma presents
through each section of the book a solution, from Chanakya's teachings in the
Arthashastra, to improve Governance, Democracy, tackle Corruption, and provide
security in order to create an inclusive society - a society that is
undeterred, honest and capable of spotting and growing true talent.

For people living in
oblivion this book presents all the main issues that have been faced by our
country since Independence and also those that persist even in today’s day and
age. Chanakya's New Manifesto is a book I would recommend all people in power
to read at-least once. Maybe we should mandate this as a prerequisite
to any position in power.

For those who keep track
of the daily news and follow closely what all corrupt dealings are poisoning
our country this book might come only as a recap of what they already know. But
each one of us can take back one important learning and that is that the
responsibility of a ‘golden’ nation lies in our own hands. Through Chanakya’s
New Manifesto: To resolve the Crisis within India, Pavan K. Varma opens our
eyes to a world we have been taking for granted for over 65 years after Independence.
He provokes you to sit up and think, think and take charge of things that are
happening around us.

About the author: Pavan K. Varma

Pavan K. Varma, is a
well read person himself. He is diplomat turned writer and has published 17
books in the past. They mostly revolve around India and its people. "Ghalib:
The Man, The Times", "Krishna: The Playful Divine", "The
Great Indian Middle Class", "Being Indian: The Truth About Why the
21st Century Will be India's", "Becoming Indian: The Unfinished
Revolution and Culture and Identity" and "When Loss is Gain" are
all part of his writing legacy. Pavan K.Varma’s writing style shows his
knowledge of the subject he is talking about.